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Posts by MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales

Visit to Doncaster & Peterborough

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-08-08

Eight members attended arriving at Doncaster & Peterborough at different times and by different routes. Owing to the unreliability of TP services from Liverpool one member arrived at Doncaster @…

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Visit to Hull

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-07-11

Seven Members attended the fixture travelling from Liverpool and various other points west. Travel was via Doncaster in both directions utilizing Trans Pennine, Hull Trains & Northern Trains. Hull was…

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Visit to Central Scotland

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-06-13

The Branch has not visited Strathclyde since 2019 so it was deemed imperative that a visit was undertaken this year. As usual the main party met at Warrington Bank Quay…

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Visit to Newcastle

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-05-09

The choice of location was dictated by our need to see as many Tyne & Wear Metro units before their withdrawal. Our preference was to travel via York but the…

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Visit to Newport & Cardiff

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-04-25

Four Members attended the fixture, the numbers being depleted owing to illness and a cancelled train. The area is not what it used to be in terms of freight activity…

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Visit to Doncaster

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-03-14

Seven Members attended on a bright but cold day with a biting northerly wind. Manchester to Cleethorpes Trans Pennine Express services were operating as per the timetable so that the…

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The experiences of a railway chaplain

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-02-20

The Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales branch of the RCTS were privileged to have Mike Roberts present their Zoom meeting on Monday 20 February. Originally from Warrington and now based…

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Lancashire Day Ranger

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-02-14

Eight members attended this fixture, six of whom met at Manchester Piccadilly with the Merseyside contingent meeting the rest of the party at Blackpool North. We left Manchester in bright…

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Visit to Stafford

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2023-01-10

Ten members braved the driving rain to visit Stafford on 10th January. The number of recordings did not quite hit the heights of the December Stafford fixture but a good…

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Visit to Stafford

By MCN Merseyside Cheshire and North Wales | 2022-12-20

In the months of December and January when the days are short the branch limits its outdoor visits to the relatively local Stafford station. Because of the ongoing disputes on…

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